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OpenStudy (anonymous):

x-9÷√x+3x

OpenStudy (anonymous):

sorry no x on the last 3

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[ \frac{x-9}{\sqrt{x+3}}? \]And what are we supposed to do with it, rationalize it?

OpenStudy (mertsj):

What are you supposed to do with it?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the square root is only over the x at the bottom

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Okay, \( \dfrac{x-9}{\sqrt{x}+3} \), what are we doing with it?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

on my worksheet it just saids to simplify it

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Okay, multiply the top and bottom both by \(\sqrt{x}-3\). This is known as the conjugate of the denominator.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok so on the top would you get x√(x)-3x-9√(x)+27

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I wouldn't actually multiply it through. Expand the denominator and see if you can cancel something out :)

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